List of current United States governors by age
The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors as well as the five territorial governors in office as of August 15, 2020.
State governors
| State | Governor | Date of Birth | Date of Inauguration | Age at Inauguration | Time in Office | Current Age |
Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Kay Ivey | October 15, 1944 | April 10, 2017 | 72 years, 177 days | 3 years, 127 days | 75 years, 305 days | Republican |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy | May 5, 1961 | December 3, 2018 | 57 years, 212 days | 1 year, 256 days | 59 years, 102 days | Republican |
| Arizona | Doug Ducey | April 9, 1964 | January 5, 2015 | 50 years, 271 days | 5 years, 223 days | 56 years, 128 days | Republican |
| Arkansas | Asa Hutchinson | December 3, 1950 | January 13, 2015 | 64 years, 41 days | 5 years, 215 days | 69 years, 256 days | Republican |
| California | Gavin Newsom | October 10, 1967 | January 7, 2019 | 51 years, 89 days | 1 year, 221 days | 52 years, 310 days | Democratic |
| Colorado | Jared Polis | May 12, 1975 | January 8, 2019 | 43 years, 241 days | 1 year, 220 days | 45 years, 95 days | Democratic |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont | January 3, 1954 | January 9, 2019 | 65 years, 6 days | 1 year, 219 days | 66 years, 225 days | Democratic |
| Delaware | John Carney | May 20, 1956 | January 17, 2017 | 60 years, 242 days | 3 years, 211 days | 64 years, 87 days | Democratic |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis | September 14, 1978 | January 8, 2019 | 40 years, 116 days | 1 year, 220 days | 41 years, 336 days | Republican |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp | November 2, 1963 | January 14, 2019 | 55 years, 73 days | 1 year, 214 days | 56 years, 287 days | Republican |
| Hawaii | David Ige | January 15, 1957 | December 1, 2014 | 57 years, 320 days | 5 years, 258 days | 63 years, 213 days | Democratic |
| Idaho | Brad Little | February 15, 1954 | January 6, 2019 | 64 years, 325 days | 1 year, 222 days | 66 years, 182 days | Republican |
| Illinois | J. B. Pritzker | January 19, 1965 | January 14, 2019 | 53 years, 360 days | 1 year, 214 days | 55 years, 209 days | Democratic |
| Indiana | Eric Holcomb | May 2, 1968 | January 9, 2017 | 48 years, 252 days | 3 years, 219 days | 52 years, 105 days | Republican |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds | August 4, 1959 | May 24, 2017 | 57 years, 293 days | 3 years, 83 days | 61 years, 11 days | Republican |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly | January 24, 1950 | January 14, 2019 | 68 years, 355 days | 1 year, 214 days | 70 years, 204 days | Democratic |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear | November 29, 1977 | December 10, 2019 | 42 years, 11 days | 249 days | 42 years, 260 days | Democratic |
| Louisiana | John Bel Edwards | September 16, 1966 | January 11, 2016 | 49 years, 117 days | 4 years, 217 days | 53 years, 334 days | Democratic |
| Maine | Janet Mills | December 30, 1947 | January 2, 2019 | 71 years, 3 days | 1 year, 226 days | 72 years, 229 days | Democratic |
| Maryland | Larry Hogan | May 25, 1956 | January 21, 2015 | 58 years, 241 days | 5 years, 207 days | 64 years, 82 days | Republican |
| Massachusetts | Charlie Baker | November 13, 1956 | January 8, 2015 | 58 years, 56 days | 5 years, 220 days | 63 years, 276 days | Republican |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer | August 23, 1971 | January 1, 2019 | 47 years, 131 days | 1 year, 227 days | 48 years, 358 days | Democratic |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz | April 6, 1964 | January 7, 2019 | 54 years, 276 days | 1 year, 221 days | 56 years, 131 days | Democratic |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves | June 5, 1974 | January 14, 2020 | 45 years, 223 days | 214 days | 46 years, 71 days | Republican |
| Missouri | Mike Parson | September 17, 1955 | June 1, 2018 | 62 years, 257 days | 2 years, 75 days | 64 years, 333 days | Republican |
| Montana | Steve Bullock | April 11, 1966 | January 7, 2013 | 46 years, 271 days | 7 years, 221 days | 54 years, 126 days | Democratic |
| Nebraska | Pete Ricketts | August 19, 1964 | January 8, 2015 | 50 years, 142 days | 5 years, 220 days | 55 years, 362 days | Republican |
| Nevada | Steve Sisolak | December 26, 1953 | January 7, 2019 | 65 years, 12 days | 1 year, 221 days | 66 years, 233 days | Democratic |
| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu | November 5, 1974 | January 5, 2017 | 42 years, 61 days | 3 years, 223 days | 45 years, 284 days | Republican |
| New Jersey | Phil Murphy | August 16, 1957 | January 16, 2018 | 60 years, 153 days | 2 years, 212 days | 62 years, 365 days | Democratic |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham | October 24, 1959 | January 1, 2019 | 59 years, 69 days | 1 year, 227 days | 60 years, 296 days | Democratic |
| New York | Andrew Cuomo | December 6, 1957 | January 1, 2011 | 53 years, 26 days | 9 years, 227 days | 62 years, 253 days | Democratic |
| North Carolina | Roy Cooper | June 13, 1957 | January 1, 2017 | 59 years, 202 days | 3 years, 227 days | 63 years, 63 days | Democratic |
| North Dakota | Doug Burgum | August 1, 1956 | December 15, 2016 | 60 years, 136 days | 3 years, 244 days | 64 years, 14 days | Republican |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine | January 5, 1947 | January 14, 2019 | 72 years, 9 days | 1 year, 214 days | 73 years, 223 days | Republican |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt | December 28, 1972 | January 14, 2019 | 46 years, 17 days | 1 year, 214 days | 47 years, 231 days | Republican |
| Oregon | Kate Brown | June 21, 1960 | February 18, 2015 | 54 years, 242 days | 5 years, 179 days | 60 years, 55 days | Democratic |
| Pennsylvania | Tom Wolf | November 17, 1948 | January 20, 2015 | 66 years, 64 days | 5 years, 208 days | 71 years, 272 days | Democratic |
| Rhode Island | Gina Raimondo | May 17, 1971 | January 6, 2015 | 43 years, 234 days | 5 years, 222 days | 49 years, 90 days | Democratic |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster | May 27, 1947 | January 24, 2017 | 69 years, 242 days | 3 years, 204 days | 73 years, 80 days | Republican |
| South Dakota | Kristi Noem | November 30, 1971 | January 5, 2019 | 47 years, 36 days | 1 year, 223 days | 48 years, 259 days | Republican |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee | October 9, 1959 | January 19, 2019 | 59 years, 102 days | 1 year, 209 days | 60 years, 311 days | Republican |
| Texas | Greg Abbott | November 13, 1957 | January 20, 2015 | 57 years, 68 days | 5 years, 208 days | 62 years, 276 days | Republican |
| Utah | Gary Herbert | May 7, 1947 | August 11, 2009 | 62 years, 96 days | 11 years, 4 days | 73 years, 100 days | Republican |
| Vermont | Phil Scott | August 4, 1958 | January 5, 2017 | 58 years, 154 days | 3 years, 223 days | 62 years, 11 days | Republican |
| Virginia | Ralph Northam | September 13, 1959 | January 13, 2018 | 58 years, 122 days | 2 years, 215 days | 60 years, 337 days | Democratic |
| Washington | Jay Inslee | February 9, 1951 | January 16, 2013 | 61 years, 342 days | 7 years, 212 days | 69 years, 188 days | Democratic |
| West Virginia | Jim Justice | April 27, 1951 | January 16, 2017 | 65 years, 264 days | 3 years, 212 days | 69 years, 110 days | Republican |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers | November 5, 1951 | January 7, 2019 | 67 years, 63 days | 1 year, 221 days | 68 years, 284 days | Democratic |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon | March 14, 1957 | January 7, 2019 | 61 years, 299 days | 1 year, 221 days | 63 years, 154 days | Republican |
Territorial governors
| Territory | Governor | Date of Birth | Date of Inauguration | Age at Inauguration | Time in Office | Age Now |
Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | Lolo Matalasi Moliga | January 1, 1949 | January 3, 2013 | 64 years, 2 days | 7 years, 225 days | 71 years, 227 days | Democratic |
| Guam | Lou Leon Guerrero | November 8, 1950 | January 7, 2019 | 68 years, 60 days | 1 year, 221 days | 69 years, 281 days | Democratic |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Ralph Torres | August 6, 1979 | December 29, 2015 | 36 years, 145 days | 4 years, 230 days | 41 years, 9 days | Republican |
| Puerto Rico | Wanda Vázquez Garced | July 9, 1960 | August 7, 2019 | 59 years, 29 days | 1 year, 8 days | 60 years, 37 days | New Progressive, Republican[1] |
| United States Virgin Islands | Albert Bryan | February 21, 1968 | January 7, 2019 | 50 years, 320 days | 1 year, 221 days | 52 years, 176 days | Democratic |
Demographics of state governors
Note: The following information for currently serving state governors is correct as of August 15, 2020.
- Statistics (not counting territorial governors):
- The median age is 63 years, 245 days.
- The median age at inauguration is 59 years, 194 days.
- The median term length is 6 years, 54 days.
- The average age among Republicans is 63 years, 270 days.
- The average age among Democrats is 64 years, 171 days.
- Age Ranges:
- 6 governors are in their 70s;
- 20 governors are in their 60s;
- 15 governors are in their 50s; and
- 9 governors are in their 40s.
- Political Party:
- 26 Republicans (52%)
- 24 Democrats (48%)
- Sex:
- 41 Males (82%)
- 9 Females (18%)
See also
- List of current United States lieutenant governors by age
- List of current United States governors
References
- "La gobernadora Wanda Vázquez se "inclina hacia la filosofía republicana"". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-08-21.
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